VOTING HAPPY HOUR
VOTING HAPPY HOUR: The Young Professionals of the Urban League of Palm Beach County get out the vote event is an opportunity to enjoy some …
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COVID-19 government disaster loans saved businesses, but saddled survivors with debt
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Illegal voting by noncitizens is rare, yet Republicans make it a major issue
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Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s handgun licensing
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Black leaders strongly oppose chief exec DeSantis’ Great Outdoors Initiative
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Dazzling, fantasy island world visions unravel in ‘Blink Twice’
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African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change
STOCK PHOTO Dakar, Senegal (AP) — African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than …
Health and Wellness
Maine panel opposes LePage bill to expand welfare drug tests
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ A legislative committee has rejected Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to dramatically expand drug testing of welfare recipients. The Health and …
DEA raids clinics, pharmacies in ‘pill mill’ crackdown
By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Authorities raided medical clinics, pharmacies and other locations across the South …
Business
Decline of Maine’s paper mills hurts middle class
By PATRICK WHITTLE BUCKSPORT, Maine (AP) — The road to the middle class in Maine might not be paved with paper any longer. The accelerating decline …
Nigeria parliament: Shell should pay $3.6 billion
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — A parliament committee in Nigeria says that Shell should pay $3.6 billion in fines as punishment for a 2011 oil spill. The …
NY sales tax exemption on some clothes shoes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York tax officials are reminding shoppers and merchants that purchases of clothing and footwear for less than $110 are exempt from …
Education
SC State uses $3M federal grant to reopen Elloree camp
ELLOREE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina State University is using a $3 million federal grant to reopen its camp in Elloree. The Times and Democrat …
House approves transgender student bathroom restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The Minnesota House wants to restrict transgender students’ access to school locker rooms and bathrooms. Minority Democrats objected fiercely to …
Construction to start soon on Hastings College art center
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) _ Construction will soon begin on the $8.5 million Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College, expected to open in August 2016. …